Manuali utente per AMCC 9000

Sommario

• Table of Contents

  3
• About this Guide

  7
  • Conventions Used in This Guide

    7
• About the 3ware RAID Controller

  9
  • Product Features

    9
  • What’s New With the 3ware 9000 Series Controllers

    10
  • System Requirements

    10
  • Package Contents

    12
• Installation Overview

  13
• Installing the Hardware

  15
  • Before You Begin

    16
    • Installation Considerations

      16
      • Cable Length, Routing Space, and Air Flow

        16
      • Selecting the Slot in Which to Install the Controller

        16
      • Whether to Use the LED Status Connector

        17
      • Drive Installation Considerations

        17
    • What You Need: Tools and Equipment

      18
      • Tools Required

        18
  • Safety Factors

    18
    • Personal Safety

      18
    • Protecting Equipment and Data

      18
      • Backing Up Your Data

        18
      • ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Precautions

        19
      • Things to Watch Out For

        19
  • Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller

    20
    • Additional Details About the LED Status Connectors

      21
    • To connect serial cables to the controller

      24
    • To install the controller in the computer

      25
    • To connect the interface cables to the drives

      26
  • Installing a Serial ATA RAID Controller with Multi-lane Internal Connectors

    27
    • To connect the multi-lane cables

      28
    • To install the controller in the computer

      29
    • To install the drives

      29
  • Finishing Up

    30
    • Check your Installation and Close the Case

      30
    • Configure your RAID Arrays

      30
  • Moving Units from an 8000 Controller to a 9000 Controller

    31
    • Moving Legacy JBOD Units to a 9000 Controller

      32
• Configuring Units

  35
  • Understanding RAID Concepts and Levels

    36
    • Configurations Available with the 3ware RAID Controller

      37
    • Other Important Concepts

      39
  • Determining What RAID Level to Use

    39
    • Drive Capacity Considerations

      40
    • Support for Over 2 Terabytes

      41
  • Working with the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM)

    42
    • Starting 3BM

      42
    • Exiting 3BM

      44
    • Working in the 3BM Screens

      45
  • Specifying the Unit Configuration

    48
    • Basic Steps for Creating a Unit

      48
    • Specifying a Hot Spare

      54
    • Enabling Auto-Carving for Units Larger Than 2 TB

      55
  • Leaving Individual Drives as JBODs

    56
  • Initializing Units

    57
    • RAID 0 Units

      57
    • For RAID 5 and RAID 50 Units

      57
    • For RAID 1 and RAID 10

      58
  • Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence

    59
  • Installing Drivers and Making the Units Available For Use

    60
• Driver Installation Under Windows

  61
  • Materials Required

    62
  • Creating a 3ware Driver Diskette

    62
  • Installing the 3ware Driver and Windows on a New Unit

    63
  • Installing the Driver on a System that Boots from a Different Device

    64
  • Making Units Managed by a 3ware Controller Available to Windows

    71
  • Finishing Up

    72
• Driver Installation Under Linux

  73
  • Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers

    74
    • Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers

      74
  • Determining the Current Version of your 3ware Driver

    76
  • Driver Installation Under Red Hat Linux

    76
    • Materials Required

      76
    • Creating a Red Hat Linux Driver Diskette

      77
    • Installing the 3ware Driver and Red Hat Linux on a New Unit

      77
    • Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device

      78
      • About Variables In the Driver Installation Instructions

        79
    • Compiling a 3ware Driver for Red Hat Linux

      85
  • Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux

    88
    • Materials required

      88
    • Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette

      88
    • Installing the 3ware Driver and SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit

      89
    • Installing the 3ware Driver on a SuSE Linux System that Boots from a Different Device

      89
    • Compiling a 3ware Driver for SuSE Linux

      91
• Driver Installation Under FreeBSD

  95
  • Obtaining 3ware FreeBSD Drivers

    96
  • Materials Required

    96
  • Installing the Driver While Installing FreeBSD on the 3ware RAID Controller

    96
  • Installing the 3ware Driver on a FreeBSD System that Boots from a Different Device

    100
    • Compiling the Driver as a Loadable Module

      102
• Troubleshooting: Problems and Solutions

  105
  • Hardware installation

    105
• Appendix A. Installing the Battery Backup Unit

  107
  • Tools and equipment required

    108
  • Installation Overview

    108
  • Installation Instructions

    110
  • Replacing the Battery

    115
• Appendix B. Compliance and Conformity Statements

  117
  • Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

    117
  • Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL)

    118
  • European Community Conformity Statement

    118
• Appendix C. Warranty, Technical Support, and Service

  120
  • Limited Warranty

    120
  • Exclusions

    121
  • State Law Provisions

    121
  • Obtaining Warranty Protection

    122
  • AMCC’s Technical Support and Services for 3ware RAID Controllers

    122
  • Sales and Ordering Information

    123
  • Feedback on this manual

    123
• Index

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